LinuxWorld Response to 'How to Kill Linux'

aneroid writes "In response to John Dvorak's "How to Kill Linux" column, LinuxWorld has a riposte to the columnist's assertations. From the article: "Because most of the time, with mainstream devices, I work out of the box. For the "savvy user" and OEM builder, the Linux driver "problem" isn't the problem it was. The days when my poor user had to sweat blood to get me onto a laptop are long gone. Sure, if I get slung onto some random old machine there are still wrinkles, but from what I see on the Windows support forums, that's hardly unique." <update> The story is actually from GrokLaw originally - credit where credit is due.

Comments

Re:Drivers

[Pop69]

You must have really screwed it up then, Slack boots to a command line by default so the x config would have made no difference to you getting to a command line.

If it was something you broke, don't come whining about something being wrong with the distro you chose.

Re: I have a jar of blood in the garage to prove i

[Oliver Defacszio]

The worst offenders are (in no order of importance or difficulty): suspend (to disk or ram), accelerated 3d graphics, DVD playing, battery life monitoring (and general ACPI stuff), wireless networking, bluetooth, power-saving features (like CPU throttling) and making them extra buttons do things.

So, basically ALL the benefits of having a laptop. Go linux! It's DEFINITELY ready for the mainstream.

It's becoming clear that the linux-at-any-cost zealots aren't even paying attention to what's really going on.